| Many article marketers and Article Authors worry | | | | articles is correct, they are truly easy to do. |
| about writer's block. Why? Well, because they are | | | | Write 1-7 and start filling them in with one to two |
| under pressure to increase their output in order | | | | sentences each. You may find that most of them |
| to drive more targeted traffic to their websites. | | | | with proper elaboration and examples or stories |
| Here are some tips on how to overcome writers | | | | behind them will end up entire 4-5 paragraph |
| block in your article writing efforts; | | | | articles by themselves, plus you already have the |
| 1.) Tell yourself writer's block does not exist; deny | | | | 1-7 articles by adding an intro-paragraph in the |
| its existence. | | | | beginning and a summary paragraph at the end. |
| 2.) When you think of something to write about; | | | | 10.) If you ask yourself questions, then answer |
| write down a title at that instant and three | | | | your own question you will have an article very |
| sentences of why you want to write the article. | | | | quickly. Write down the question and then think of |
| No matter where you are carry a pad and pen. | | | | a instance or situation that occurred to illustrate |
| When you get home make the title and space | | | | that point. |
| out the three sentences down the page about | | | | 11.) If you are hung up on writing write about |
| equal distance to a paragraph or so. It will remind | | | | yourself or an event that happened to you or a |
| you of your points while you are writing. | | | | scenario you dealt with, write it as a story from |
| Remember you talk at 100 to 180 words per | | | | another perspective as if it was someone else |
| minute and you think in pictures at some 500 | | | | and you were telling the story. People do this all |
| words a second, so you have to write it down | | | | the time and often these stories make good |
| and elabotate later. | | | | articles. |
| 3.) Choose topics in your area of interests, which | | | | 12.) When you forget you articles direction, put |
| you find ironic, others will find interest in this stuff | | | | yourself back in time and place to where you |
| too, thus better topics then use the "write down | | | | were when you considered writing the story, it |
| the title first theory" | | | | should all come back to you, this works if you |
| 4.) When something gets you angry start writing | | | | forgot to write that thought down. |
| about it. It is easy to transfer negative energy | | | | 13.) Always have 10-100 article titles and three |
| into positive energy. For instance if you see | | | | lines each in word files in a folder on your |
| people suffering from Hurricane Katrina, someone | | | | computer. When you are stuck, simply pick the |
| littering, being mean to their pet, acting rude or | | | | one you think would be the most fun to write. |
| kids on skateboards being thrown out of shopping | | | | Start writing, if you come to a point where you |
| centers write about it. Use those experiences as | | | | cannot write anymore close it and open another. I |
| analogies in your business articles, self-help or | | | | have had 150 articles half done at times and then |
| describing another situation. | | | | one day when I am in a major writing mood, I |
| 5.) Start your article by asking questions, then | | | | simply go finish 20-40 of them all in the same |
| proceed to answer them and you elaborate on | | | | day. |
| them and you will have written a paragraph of | | | | 14.) Read more articles, magazines in your |
| questions before you know it and it will take you | | | | industry, books and keep that notepad nearby, it |
| several more to answer them. | | | | is very easy to go from reading to writing within |
| 6.) When children ask you simple questions, find | | | | minutes, especially when you have a brilliant |
| the brilliance in those questions and make your | | | | thought. |
| answers into articles. Explain the answers in simple | | | | 15.) Turn on the Discovery Channel and watch for |
| English and write about them. | | | | 15-20 minutes, see if you can use a circumstance |
| 7.) When your friends tell you stories about their | | | | on TV as a way to explain your topic as an |
| observations or customers ask you questions | | | | example or similarity, then turn off TV and start |
| about your business; answer them and then | | | | writing immediately. |
| make them into articles. | | | | These are simply a few of the many ways I |
| 8.) Take your emails to friends and use those to | | | | have discovered to stay in the zone. You must |
| get your articles going. Take a paragraph or two | | | | experiment for yourself, but remember; |
| out of the email and elaborate or attempt to use | | | | Everything is an article and you must deny |
| it in an article in a creative way. Doing this is | | | | writer's block. Pretend it does not exist. This |
| simple it is like finishing an already written email or | | | | article will be turned into 16 articles. Do you see |
| thought. | | | | my points? |
| 9.) Dina Giollito's summation of writing Top 7 | | | | |